The story begins with a family of three and a dog living on the edge of the ocean, the mother of the seal elf, the father of mankind and the boy Ben of mankind. Later, my mother got pregnant and gave birth to my sister Cher at the cost of her life. Dad is immersed in the grief of losing his beloved, and drinks every day to drown his sorrows. Grandma was worried that her grandchildren would be left unattended, so she took them to live in the city.
The development of the story is that brother and sister got lost on their way home because they didn't adapt to the environment of the new city. On their way home, they met magical and dreamy adventures such as goblins, hairy elves and owl witches.
From the mouth of the elf, my brother learned the importance of the white skirt of the seal elf and the sound of the conch. And Cher has become weak because of the consumption of magic, and the only way to save her is to let Cher put on the white seal elf left by her mother, blow the conch's ocean song and wake up the sleeping giant in the sea.
The climax of the story is that when my brother Ben experienced all kinds of adventures and overcame many difficulties, he finally found two treasures, awakened the giant and revived his mother.
At the end of the story, my sister Cher returned to live on land, and my brother understood her family reunion.
Elf lines: The giant was so sad that tears turned into the sea-Mother turned into nature because of the curse of the sea-The goblin was petrified-The long-haired elf was trapped-The owl witch was insane-Two treasures were gathered-Cher awakened the giant-Mother was reborn.
People set lines: My father is sad for the loss of his beloved-my sister Cher was born-my brother Ben misunderstood-my grandmother took Cher and Ben-they got lost-my sister fell into the water-my sister was taken away by an owl witch-my brother saved my sister-two treasures were gathered-my mother was resurrected-and the family was reunited.
Director: Tom Moore; Screenwriters: tomm moore and Will Collins.
Song of the Sea is a warm and cured tragic fairy tale movie.
First, from the narrative plot of the film, the flashback structure is adopted at the beginning to set suspense, thus opening the story. In a sense, the fairy line and the human line coincide. Grandma-Owl Witch, Grandpa-Hairy Elf, Dad-Giant, Sister Cher-Mother Seal Elf. The boy is an unawakened hero, who has experienced many difficulties and gradually overcame his inner fears and fears, thus completing his self-transcendence. In this process, he gradually matured, and his concern and gentle feelings for his sister enabled him to complete a transformation of his life.
In the movie, grandma loves her children just as witches love giants. Indulge in emotion too much, and make the giant drown in the ocean of emotion and become a fossil. Witches collect emotions in order to wake up their sons, and no matter how deep the emotions are, they can't resist the fossilization of elves caused by the passage of time. And dispelling rigidity needs emotion, so what role does emotion play in the long river of life?
There is a passage in the movie in which Sister Cher incarnates as a seal elf, which is consistent with Zhuang Zhou's view of homology, that is, only when human beings become a part of nature can they gain more freedom.
Jung's prototype theory holds that the presentation of the collective unconscious is the original image. Among them, grandpa's prototype is a wise old man, that is, a long-haired elf, and grandma's prototype is an owl witch and a mother image, which symbolizes tolerance, charity and care.
Frye's myth prototype theory holds that there are four narrative modes of myth, which symbolize the relationship between man and nature.
(1) Spring-the birth of a hero, the myth of creation-parents-mother seal and cher, owl witch and giant;
(2) Summer-immortal into heaven-companion, groom-female seal elf;
(3) Autumn-failure, death-spy, alarm-owl;
(4) Winter-God destroys heroes and loses-witch-owl witch.
In a sense, the realistic human line is consistent with the fairy myth line.
Another clue is that brother Ben and sister Cher are tied together, which also symbolizes the consistency between myth and reality.
Secondly, as far as film music is concerned, the flow of music serves to promote the narrative of the plot. In this film, the appearance of music is just right When the narrative goes to the bottom, such as when Cher is caught and lost, the music is sad. When Cher became a seal, the narrative reached the first high point and the music was cheerful. Generally speaking, the emotional tone is sad, and sadness is mixed with joy and integrated with narrative.
The music style is Irish folk songs, which are ethereal, sad and intriguing.
Thirdly, from the perspective of film composition, the painting style tends to be soft and emotional. In movies, lines are mostly arcs, which are consistent with emotional images. The magic light also flows slowly in an arc, and every painting can be used as wallpaper.
In a word, this film is worth savoring, watching repeatedly and strongly recommending.